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C&O Canal Towpath

Trail·Washington DCMentioned by BBC Travel
“The towpath is the dirt and stone path that runs 184.5 miles along the C&O Canal, where visitors can walk, run, or bike the distance between Georgetown, D.C. and Cumberland, MD. It was originally built for the canal mules to walk beside the canal as they “towed” the canal boats through the…”
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BBC TravelSep 20

What it's like to sleep along Maryland's 200-year-old canal, one lock-keeper house at a time

The C&O Canal was a thriving 19th-Century waterway, and a strategic asset during the Civil War. Today, its historic lockhouses offer overnight guests a unique way to relive US history.

Recreational trail running beside the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.

10 things in this story
  • C&O Canal TowpathTrailRecreational trail running beside the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.
  • GeorgetownNeighborhoodWashington DC's cobblestoned 18th-Century neighborhood.
  • Elsewhere
  • Canal Quarters lockhousesHotelMaryland, United StatesEight lockhouses available for overnight stays.
  • Lockhouse 10HotelMaryland, United StatesFurnished to evoke the late 1930s.
  • Old Angler's InnRestaurantPotomac, United StatesOffers burgers and jugs of water for towpath users.
  • Mather GorgeSightMaryland, United StatesA steep, razor-narrow chasm on the Potomac River.
  • Lockhouse 21HotelMaryland, United StatesOutfitted to recall 1916, the canal's twilight era.
  • Great Falls Tavern Visitor CenterMuseumPotomac, United StatesA former lockhouse turned visitor center.
  • Lockhouse 22HotelMaryland, United StatesClosest to living like 19th-century lock-keepers; no electricity.
  • Seneca AqueductSightMaryland, United StatesWater-filled bridge carrying canal over Seneca Creek.
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